April 5, 2003
Huntington, W. Va. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team picked up their sixth top-five finish in 10 tournaments on Saturday when they finished second at the Marshall Invitational, which was played at the par-71 Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, W. Va. For the second straight year a UK freshman took home the individual crown.
As a team UK finished with a three-round 873, 22 strokes behind tournament winner Illinois who won with a 1-under par 851. Indiana tied Kentucky for second place, while Louisville with an 874 (+22) and Toledo with an 882 (+30) rounded out the top five.
Cat freshman Matt Kohn, who finished the first day tied for first with 6-under par 136, defeated IU’s Jeff Overton in a one-hole playoff to win the individual title. Both men fired a final-round 75 to leave them tied for the lead a 211. Illinois’s Patrick Nagle, 213 and Ryan Tendall, 213, finished tied for third with Louisville’s Mark Anderson to round out the top five.
Last year UK freshman John Holmes left Huntington with the individual medal. However, Holmes didn’t fare so well in this year’s tournament. He finished the first day in 51st place after shooting a six-over 77 in the first round and a three-over 74 in the second. On Saturday he shot an even-par 71 to finish in 27th place. Mark Blakefield who finished the first two rounds in the top 10 was unable to overcome Saturday’s windy conditions and shot a final-round 82 to fall to 33rd. Ryan Coyne shot a three-round 224 and finished 36th, while Brandon Waldrop rounded out the UK team with a three-round 229 to finish in 58th.
The Cats are back on the links on Saturday, Apr. 12 when they head to Columbus, Ohio to participate in Ohio State’s Robert Kepler Intercollegiate tournament.
Agate:
Teams
1 Illinois 283 273 295 851 (-1)
T2 Kentucky 292 286 295 873 (+21)
T2 Indiana 288 286 299 873 (+21)
4 Louisville 295 289 290 874 (+22)
5 Toledo 289 296 297 882 (+30)
T6 Miami (Ohio) 291 287 306 884 (+32)
T6 Ball State 289 285 310 884 (+32)
T6 E. Kentucky 292 291 301 884 (+32)
9 Ohio State 289 297 299 885 (+33)
10 Akron 298 288 301 887 (+35)
11 Iowa 298 293 300 891 (+39)
12 Marshall 296 288 313 897 (+45)
13 Xavier 300 303 300 903 (+51)
14 Ohio 300 302 303 905 (+53)
T14 E. Michigan 302 295 308 905 (+53)
16 Bowling Green 293 296 319 908 (+56)
Top-Five Players
1** Matt Kohn Kentucky 68 68 75 211 (-2)
2 Jeff Overton Indiana 67 69 75 211 (-2)
T3 Patrick Nagle Illinois 72 67 74 213 (E)
T3 Ryan Tendal Illinois 70 67 76 213 (E)
T3 Mark Anderson Louisville 75 68 70 213 (E)
** Won in one-hole playoff
UK Players
1 Ryan Coyne 68 68 75 211 (-2)
T27 John Holmes 77 74 71 222 (+9)
T33 Mark Blakefield 72 69 82 223 (+10)
T36 Ryan Coyne 75 77 72 224 (+11)
T58 Brandon Waldrop 77 75 77 229 (+16)
